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person_profile-Luis Mariano

Luis Mariano Died at age: 55

Actor | Producer

Fullname:

Luis Mariano

Date of Birth:

Aug 13, 1914

Country of birth:

Spain

Died:

Jul 14, 1970

Biography of

Luis Mariano

    Luis Mariano Eusebio González García (13 August 1914 – 14 July 1970), also known as Luis Mariano, was a popular tenor of Spanish origin who achieved celebrity in 1946 with "La belle de Cadix" ("The Beautiful Lady of Cadix") an operetta by Francis Lopez. He appeared in the 1954 film Adventures of the Barber of Seville and Le Chanteur de Mexico (1957) and became popular in France as well as his native Spain.

    Luis Mariano was born in Irun, Spain on 13 August 1914, the son of a garagiste and taxi-driver and showed interest in singing as a child. His family moved to France at the start of the Spanish Civil War and settled in Bordeaux where he studied at the Conservatoire, and also sang in cabarets.

    Jeanne Lagiscarde, who was in charge of the classical department of a record store in Bordeaux, took Mariano under her wing, and gave up her job to nurture his talent in Paris. To earn a living, he sang in stage shows and appeared in films, starting with 'L'escalier sans fin' in 1943. That year he auditioned for the role of Ernesto in Don Pasquale, and sang in the opera at the Palais de Chaillot and later at the Théâtre des Variétés, with Vina Bovy, recording excerpts from the opera. He also left many recordings of popular song and operetta.

    He continued to appear in other films from 1946, including a singing role in Napoléon and a film adaptation of Lehar's Der Zarewitsch.

    In his encyclopedia Gänzl describes Mariano as a "svelte singing idol of French operetta of the post-war stage and screen". Mariano died in Paris in 1970.

    His music is featured prominently in the 1996 Belgian film Le huitième jour in which he is played by Laszlo Harmati during scenes employing magical realism.

    In 2014, French baritone David Serero recorded an album with Mariano classics performed in a Jazz version for the 100th anniversary of his birth: David Serero chante Luis Mariano – jazz version.

    Source: Article "Luis Mariano" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.

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Luis Mariano

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Filmography of

Luis Mariano

Found 23 Movies in total

... 1965

Candide or The Optimism in the 20th Century

Un dictateur sud américain / South American Dictator ( Actor )

... 1960

Serenade of Texas

Jacques Gardel ( Actor )

... 1958

Love in Jamaica

Manoël Martinez ( Actor )

... 1957

Springtime in Paris

(uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1957

The Singer from Mexico

Miguel Morano / Vincent Etchebar ( Actor )

... 1957

Four Days in Paris

Mario ( Actor )

... 1955

Napoleon

Garat ( Actor )

... 1955

The Adventurer of Seville

Fígaro ( Actor )

... 1954

La belle de Cadix

Carlos ( Actor )

... 1953

Imperial Violets

Juan de Ayala ( Actor )

... 1952

Paris Still Sings!

Self ( Actor )

... 1951

Rendezvous in Grenada

Marco Da Costa ( Actor )

... 1951

El sueño de Andalucía

Juanito Var ( Actor )

... 1951

Andalusia

Juanito Var ( Actor )

... 1951

Not Any Weekend for Our Love

Franck Reno ( Actor )

... 1950

I Love Only You

Don Renaldo ( Actor )

... 1949

Fandango

José ( Actor )

... 1948

Secret Cargo

José ( Actor )

... 1947

History of Singing

Gino Fabretti ( Actor )

... 1947

L'Escalier sans fin

Singer ( Actor )

... 1943

Le Chant de l'exilé

un jeune Basque ( Actor )

... 1943

Ramuntcho

(singing voice) ( Actor )

... 1938